[Hotstorage-generalchairs] A warm hello from NYC

[Tendo Mutanda]

Travis and Mai,

It’s a pleasure to e-meet you.

A little about me
I’ve worked in the nonprofit sector for more than a decade supporting a membership organization and managing a national awards program. I’m a longtime resident of Newark, New Jersey and have a knack for stumbling upon awesome restaurants, live music, and public art.

As Hot Storage’s workshop will be offered through SOSP, you might not need my support but I’m confirming that I’m on standby to help as needed.

Best,
Tendo Mutanda
Program Coordinator, SIG & Conference Operations
Association for Computing Machinery
1601 Broadway, 10th Floor
New York, NY, 10019
(212) 626-0602

From: Ashley Cozzi <acozzi at hq.acm.org>
Sent: Tuesday, June 2, 2026 2:41 PM
To: Travis Janssen <Travis.Janssen at ibm.com>; generalchairs26 at hotstorage.org
Cc: Tendo Mutanda <mutanda at hq.acm.org>
Subject: RE: HotStorage'26: In Cooperation with USENIX

Hi Travis and Mai,

If the attached has your approval, please forward to Jessica.

I’d also like to take this opportunity to introduce you to Tendo Mutanda. Tendo recently joined ACM with many years of non-profit and volunteer experience. Tendo will be taken over as the ACM Program Coordinator for Hot Storage. I understand that your activity will be managed under the SOSP conference but if there is anything you need, please let Tendo know.

Best regards,
Ashley

Ashley Cozzi
Associate Director- SIG Services & Conference Operations
Association for Computing Machinery
1601 Broadway, 10th Floor
New York, NY, 10019
(212) 626-0614

From: Jessica Kim <jessica at usenix.org<mailto:jessica at usenix.org>>
Sent: Monday, June 1, 2026 3:03 PM
To: Ashley Cozzi <acozzi at hq.acm.org<mailto:acozzi at hq.acm.org>>
Cc: Travis Janssen <Travis.Janssen at ibm.com<mailto:Travis.Janssen at ibm.com>>; generalchairs26 at hotstorage.org<mailto:generalchairs26 at hotstorage.org>
Subject: Re: HotStorage'26: In Cooperation with USENIX

Hi, Travis, Mai, and Ashley,

I received the submission to our in-cooperation status application form and have drafted the contract accordingly, which is attached. You may sign and return it to me or let me know if you prefer that I route the contract via Dropbox Sign.

Best,
Jessica

On Tue, Mar 10, 2026 at 9:19 AM Jessica Kim <jessica at usenix.org<mailto:jessica at usenix.org>> wrote:
Thanks, Casey.

Hello, Travis and Mai,

To apply for in-cooperation status for HotStorage '26, please complete this very brief form<https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=https%3a%2f%2fwww.usenix.org%2fconferences%2fin-cooperation-request&c=E,1,QLSSwSIKB8iJM5gtKu-Zde8Esfqh8ZI_-5m_g8r60Os98yG8-Mzyblmd5ehNOw0Qh_kxcwLotPlLsTx3HXJ3ohQ5eD-D-4V89Ey26Aav-c08cVYwG4Uuu7WLig,,&typo=1>. For any ACM SIG-sponsored conference, the signatory must be an authorized ACM representative. In the past, Patricia Ryan, ACM's Chief Operating Officer has been that representative, and the person who has routed contracts to her is Maribel Tineo (tineo at hq.acm.org<mailto:tineo at hq.acm.org>). Please check with Maribel or your ACM SIGOPS contact to ensure that Pat continues to be the correct signatory before completing the form.

Thanks and best,
Jessica

On Mon, Mar 9, 2026 at 3:04 PM Casey Henderson-Ross <casey at usenix.org<mailto:casey at usenix.org>> wrote:
Hi Travis,

My colleague Jessica Kim, cc'd, manages this program and can provide you with guidance.

Best,
Casey

On Sat, Mar 7, 2026 at 11:28 AM Travis Janssen <Travis.Janssen at ibm.com<mailto:Travis.Janssen at ibm.com>> wrote:
Hi Casey,
I am one of the general co-chairs for HotStorage’26<https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=https%3a%2f%2fwww.hotstorage.org%2f2026%2f&c=E,1,X1E2IVc0_8efCBdQEfDNUblTH-OEND3alQWrPU5hWErw3hNBj8sS9F7uui6XYQUuJABe53bn0lJqGzE9peXGaDMd_PJmscy35BnPtDvw&typo=1>, which is scheduled to take place in Prague on September 28 and 29 of this year. HotStorage has been “in cooperation with USENIX” for the last few years, according to the USENIX past conferences page<https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=https%3a%2f%2fwww.usenix.org%2fconferences%2fpast&c=E,1,PRj3Hw9bJRj3QJ9YpokOTLaNjCXqZ3qgViOVS8z2UUPquLQT4nLW16mIEUEAGUwfV_1u9Bg9c2dOnZtt8HpqbqhZa44Sy_DwLiX9je16QJ4qWXoVhxLcAg,,&typo=1>. However, when attempting to find an official way to continue this cooperation, I could not find any information about it on the USENIX website. One of the HotStorage steering committee members, Vasily Tarasov, recommended that I reach out to you to initiate this process again for this year. Would you be able to help us with this, or direct us to the appropriate method for doing so? Our USENIX cooperation status is very beneficial for improving the credibility and visibility of the conference. Thanks for your time.

Travis Janssen and Mai Zheng
HotStorage 2026 General Chairs


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